FIR registered against Captain Marwaha under Official Secrets Act

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The Air Force had approached the Delhi Police to investigate the case.

The IAF intelligence wing found him guilty on the basis of suspicious activities and confession.

He was sent to five days police custody on Thursday.

Marwah was tricked by two Pakistani ISI agents who masqueraded as women.

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The Air Force had approached the Delhi Police to investigate the case.

The IAF intelligence wing found him guilty on the basis of suspicious activities and confession.

He was sent to five days police custody on Thursday.

Group Captain Arun Marwaha, who was arrested by the Delhi Police on the charge of spying and passing secret information to Pakistans ISI, was sent to five days police custody on Thursday.
"He was arrested on Wednesday and an FIR has been registered against him under Official Sec

Group Captain Arun Marwaha, who was arrested by the Delhi Police on the charge of spying and passing secret information to Pakistans ISI, was sent to five days police custody on Thursday.

"He was arrested on Wednesday and an FIR has been registered against him under Official Secrets Act," said MM Oberoi, special commissioner of police (special cell) Delhi. Marwaha was detained by the IAF on January 31 after his activities were found suspicious.

The Air Force had approached the Delhi Police to investigate the case. The IAF intelligence wing found him guilty on the basis of suspicious activities and confession.

According to a special cell officer, Marwaha, 51, shared information and documents with two Pakistani agents, who chatted with him on Facebook, pretending to be women.

The fake accounts, in the names of 'Kiran Randhwa' and 'Mahima Patel', used to entice him. He allegedly used his smart phone to click pictures of the classified documents pertaining to the IAF headquarters and then sent them across via WhatsApp.

"They chatted regularly on WhatsApp and also allegedly exchanged intimate messages. The ISI agents used honey-trap and also obtained some of his nude pictures," the officer said, adding that after gaining Marwaha's trust, the Pakistani agents asked him for classified documents.

"The documents which Marwaha shared mostly dealt with training and combat related air exercises. We also found documents of Gagan Shakti exercise," he added.

The police are also probing if he had any accomplices. Marwahas phone was sent for forensic examination.

"He has confessed to have accessed many secret documents and plans as his posting at the Air Force Headquarters in Delhi. He also confessed that he was blackmailed by the ISI agents and was forced to share airbase and defence security documents," the official said.

"During the probe, we are suspecting the role of Pakistan-based- Rana brothers behind this entire crime, who have earlier targeted numbers of Indian officers through Trojan malware, disguised as a chatting application from last couple of years," the officer said.

"Trojan was used by Pak handlers to access Indian troop movements after the terror attack in Pathankot," he added.